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We hope you find the information on our website informative and fun. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding the clarinet studio, auditions or recitals. We hope to see you on campus in the near future!

Faculty Sponsor:

Patricia P. Card, DMA
Professor of Clarinet
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX 77341-2208
pcard@shsu.edu
(936)294-1383

2013-2014 SHSU Clarinet Studio

Robert Aguilar	senior	music therapy	Lewisville, TX
Lexi Allen	junior	music education	Gatesville, TX
Elidey Avalos	freshman	music education	Houston, TX
Halley Backus	sophomore	music therapy	Duncanville, TX
Cristina Barrera	junior	music education	Richmond, TX
Clarissa Casanova	freshman	music education	Waller, TX
Timothy Britt	freshman	music education	McKinney, TX
Scott Byers	senior	music education	Houston, TX
Brian Calderon	sophomore	music education	Conroe, TX
Trevor Collins	senior	music education	Cypress, TX
Mallory Conner	junior	music therapy	North Richland Hills,
Samantha Crump	senior	music education	McKinney, TX
Cecil Farrell		non-degree	Houston, TX
Samantha Genzer	junior	music therapy	Friendswood, TX
Megan Gonzalez	senior	music therapy	McKinney, TX
Casey Gordon	senior	performance	Pasadena, TX
Andres Guerra	sophomore	music education	Pflugerville, TX
Lauren Hansen	senior	music education	Cypress, TX
Jessica Harvey	freshman	music therapy	Blessing, TX
Taylor Hussey	sophomore	music education	Bartlesville, OK
Bethany Lee	senior	performance	Houston, TX
Michelle Lyons	senior	music education	Katy, TX
Krystin Medford	sophomore	music therapy	Silsbee, TX
Deanna Mireles	senior	music therapy	Houston, TX
Miguel Morales	junior	music education	Rockwall, Tx
Brittany Munoz	sophomore	music therapy	Dallas, TX
Stefan Murat	senior	music education	Sugar Land, TX
Valentin Perez	sophomore	music education	Alief, TX
Erin Pitts	freshman	music therapy	Pearland, TX
Emmy Ramos	senior	music education	Pasadena, TX
Cori Reebenacker	junior	music education	The Woodlands, TX
Emma Simmons	senior	music education	Wichita, KS
Lindsey Sutton	sophomore	music education	Cypress, TX
Justin Thomas-Gaston	junior	music education	Houston, TX
Emily Tullos	freshman	music therapy	Livingston, TX
Madison Voltin	sophomore	elementary education	Robinson, TX
Kylie Wright	freshman	music education	Arlington, TX

Clarinet Events

Faculty & Guest Artist Recitals
October 19	SHSU Chorale featuring Rutter's The Lord is My Light and My Salvation choir with clarinet solo	Concert Hall	7:30
November 5	SHSU Faculty Woodwind Quintet Chamber Recital	Recital Hall	7:30
February 21	Guest Artist City of Tomorrow Woodwind Quintet	Recital Hall	2:00
	Clarinet Masterclass with guest artist Camila Barrientos Ossio	TBA	4:00
February 22	SHSU Faculty Clarinet Recital Patricia Card, clarinet Dmtryo Perevertailenko, clarinet Ilonka Rus, piano	Recital Hall	7:30
March 5	Daniel Saens, faculty cello recital featuring Brahms' Trio, Op. 114 clarinet, cello and piano	Recital Hall	7:30
April 7	SHSU Faculty Woodwind Quartet	Recital Hall	7:30

Audition Information

A student that desires to be a music major must be accepted by both the University and the School of Music and perform an Entrance Audition. Required paperwork can be found on the prospective student section of the School of Music webpage:
http://www.shsu.edu/~music/admissions/
Entrance Audition dates are:

February 8, 2014
February 22, 2014
March 1, 2014

If the above dates do not work with your schedule, please contact me to arrange a private audition. Auditions last approximately 15 minutes. Clarinet players should prepare one or two solos or etudes, which demonstrate technical facility as well as lyrical, expressive playing. All-State etudes and UIL solos are acceptable selections. Sight-reading and/or major scales may be requested. An accompanist is not necessary. Music may be used. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Faculty Bios

PATRICIA PIERCE CARD is Professor of Clarinet at Sam Houston State University and has been musically active in Texas for many years as a teacher, performer, clinician and adjudicator. Card has also been on the faculty at Oklahoma City University. In addition to teaching, she has performed with several organizations including the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra (principal clarinet from 1997 to 2001), Opera in the Heights (Houston, TX), Richardson Symphony (TX) and Lawton Symphony (OK).

Card has performed most recently at the National Flute Association convention in Charlotte, North Carolina with Kathy Daniel and Ilonka Rus. She has performed at ClarinetFest in Austin (2010), Kansas City (2008) and Washington D.C. (2004) as well as numerous clarinet festivals across Texas. She has been a featured soloist at the Texas Music Educators Association convention in San Antonio and at the Midwest Convention in Chicago and has presented clinics through Texas and Oklahoma. As a member of the SHSU Faculty Wind Quartet, Card also performed at the National Flute Convention in San Diego, the Texas Bandmasters Association convention and the Texas Music Educators Association convention, both in San Antonio. She was a finalist in the 1991 Young Artist Competition (Midland-Odessa, TX) and a finalist in the 1989 International Clarinet Association Young Artist competition (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN).

She received the Doctor of Musical Arts in clarinet performance from the University of North Texas, Master of Music from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Music from North Texas State University. Her teachers include John Scott, John Mohler and James Gillespie.

DMITRY PEREVERTAILENKO, Adjunct Professor of Clarinet, is an active recitalist and studio teacher. He has performed throughout the United States and Europe. He performed the Copland Clarinet Concerto with the Kharkiv Municipal Orchestra and the North Texas Symphony Orchestra. From 2004 to 2007, he was principal clarinetist with the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra. Perevertailenko has won multiple competitions including the International Competition for the 50th Anniversary of Israel (Moscow, 1999) and the University of North Texas Concerto Competition (2006).

Prior to his position at SHSU, Perevertailenko was the clarinet and saxophone instructor at the Music Place and Arts Conservatory (Mansfield, TX) and for the Denton Independent School District. He also held a Development Associate position with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (2008-2009).

Perevertailenko began playing the clarinet at age 10. At the age of 17, he was admitted to the Moscow State Conservatorie, where he obtained the Higher Education Diploma. Perevertailenko completed the Master of Music at Sam Houston State University and the Doctor of Musical Arts in clarinet performance at the University of North Texas. His major teachers include Valeri Altukhov, Raphael Bagdasaryan, Patricia Card and John Scott.

Clinic Handouts

Beginning band is over: Are the Clarinets Ready for your Performing Group?

At the end of the first year of band, clarinet students often lack the refinement needed to successfully contribute to a performing ensemble. Focusing on unique problems associated with the advancing clarinetist, this clinic will provide suggestions and exercises designed to develop the essentials skills required of a capable clarinet section.

Texas Music Educators Association Convention
San Antonio, TX
February 17, 2006

TMEA Handout

Fear Factor: Finding Woodwind Chamber Music

This clinic is designed to introduce new repertoire for various combinations of woodwind instruments; repertoire is appropriate for intermediate to advanced high school/college students. The combinations include:

Trios:
flute, oboe and clarinet;
flute, oboe and bassoon;
flute, clarinet and saxophone;
oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Quartets:
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon;
oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone;

Texas Bandmasters Association Convention
San Antonio, TX
July 22, 2006

TBA Handout

Little Steps to the Big Break

When clarinet students first join band, they enter a whole new world, one that is fresh, novel and fun. As the year progresses, certain aspects of the clarinet can become quite challenging. One of the more difficult areas is conquering the technique required to go over the break. Without proper guidance, many students become frustrated, dejected and may even quit. The following article will concentrate on this issue and suggest a systematic approach to introducing and mastering the break.

Texas Bandmasters Association Newsletter
Spring 2009

TBA article

The Mechanics of Breathing

This clinic discusses the various elements involved in proper breathing required for clarinet performance. Basic anatomy, types of breathing, air capacity and awareness exercises are included.

Texas Clarinet Colloquium, Texas A&M University--Commerce
March 5, 2011

The Mechanics of Breathing outline

Performance Guides for Association of Texas Small School Bands

The performance guides are designed to give the ATSSB clarinetist a deeper understanding of how to approach learning and performing these etudes. Suggestions are included for the entire five year rotation.

Texas Bandmasters Association Convention
San Antonio, TX
July 29, 2013

ATSSB Handout (PDF)

2012 Clarinet Studio Project UIL Class III solo database

In the Fall of 2012, the SHSU Clarinet Studio reviewed, studied and performed a large portion of the repertoire that creates the Class III Bb clarinet solos for Texas UIL. Attached is a database of our findings including title, publisher, pedagogy issues, appealing elements and ensemble issues.

UIL Class III Bb clarinet solo database (PDF)

Favorite Links

www.clarinet.org International Clarinet Association

www.musictherapy.org American Music Therapy Association

www.swamta.com Southwestern Region of The American Music Therapy Association

www.tmea.org Texas Music Educators Association

www.atssb.org Association of Texas Small School Bands

www.spcahouston.org Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals